Shaibu Amodu the Nigerian Football Federation(NFF) technical director was born 18th April 1958 was a Nigerian football coach.
Playing career
Amodu, a striker, played for Dumez and Niger Tornadoes. His playing career ended after he broke his leg.
Coaching career
Amodu has managed a number of club sides in Nigeria, such as BCC Lions, El-Kanemi Warriors, and Shooting Stars; he also managed Orlando Pirates in South Africa.
He first managed the Nigerian national team from April 2001 to February 2002. Amodu later stated that his dismissal was "unfair", and also said that, a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal.
He was re-appointed manager in April 2008. In December 2009 the Nigeria Football Federation stated that Amodu was under pressure, and in January 2010 there was speculation about his future. He was sacked in February 2010.
Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria's national teams in May 2013.
He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi. It was his fifth spell in charge of the country. Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the Eagles again temporarily. He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a permanent basis later that month.
Honours, Awards and Trophies
- Nigeria
- AFCON bronze medal at Mali 2002
- AFCON bronze medal at Angola 2010
- Nigerian FA Cup titles with BCC Lions of Gboko
- Nigerian FA Cup titles El Kanemi Warriors
- World cup ticket in 2002 and 2010 but was not allowed to lead the team
Later life and death
Amodu died on 10 June 2016, three days after the death of Stephen Keshi.
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